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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – The Lipscomb University men's tennis team won nine contests over the weekend at the MTSU Fall Invitational, hosted by Middle Tennessee State University, to start the fall season. 

Oskar Szymczak and Filippo Verdese went a perfect 3-0 in singles play on the weekend to lead the Bisons. 

Friday vs. Belmont
Friday's matches against Belmont saw the Bisons win both doubles matches in tiebreak fashion. Oskar Szymczak and Alex Vlahos posted a 9-7 break victory to defeat their Belmont opponents. 

Filippo Verdese and Henrique Ushizima won 7-6 (5) over the Bruins. 

Szymczak and Verdese picked up straight-set wins in singles play. 

Doubles
Oskar Szymczak/ Alex Vlahos (LIP) def. Eli Mizerski / Morgan Woodson (BEL) 7-6 (9-
7)
Filippo Verdese/ Henrique Ushizima (LIP) def. Esteban Ortiz /Bautista Durrels Rojo
(BEL) 7-6 (7-5)

Singles
Oskar Szymczak (LIP) def. Eli Mizerski (BEL) 6-3, 6-2
Esteban Ortiz (BEL) def. Henrique Ushizima (LIP) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2
Morgan Woodson (BEL) def. Alex Vlahos (LIP) 6-3, 6-1
Filippo Verdese (LIP) def Bautista Durrels Rojo (BEL) 6-2 6-2

Saturday vs. Middle Tennessee State
Saturday against the hosts in the Blue Raiders, Szymczak and Verdese picked up three-set wins in singles play. Szymczak rallied from a 1-6 loss in set one and won the next two, 6-3, 6-4. 

Doubles
Eric Crivei and Rich LaLance (MTSU) def. Oskar Szymczak/ Filippo Verdese (LIP) 6-2

Singles
Oskar Szymczak (LIP) def. Birtan Duran (MTSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Filippo Verdese (LIP) def. Antonio Mayoral (MTSU) 6-1, 0-6, 6-4

Sunday vs. Chattanooga
Szymczak and Verdese went unbeaten on the day, starting in doubles with a 6-4 victory over TJ Ryerson and Jackson Orsega. 

Later in singles, both Verdese and Szymczak earned three-set victories. 

Doubles
Oskar Szymczak/Filippo Verdese (LIP) TJ Ryerson and Jackson Orsega (UTC) 6-4

Singles
Oskar Szymczak (LIP) def. TJ Ryerson (UTC) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Filippo Verdese (LIP) Sebastian Johnson (UTC) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

UP NEXT
The Bisons are back in action Sept. 26-28 at the James O'Connell Memorial Tournament, hosted by Dayton University.